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DAVOS, Switzerland -- Yasser Arafat on Sunday denounced Israeli attacks on Palestinians as he shared a stage with his former peace partner Shimon Peres before a global gathering intended to offer hope of a Middle East settlement, infuriating Israel.

"The current government of Israel has waged for the past four months a savage and barbaric war as well as a blatant and fascist military aggression against our Palestinian people," Mr. Arafat told the World Economic Forum.